Seabrook House, 81 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0741/FH - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Dormer roof extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 125 m away: Royal Military Canal, Twiss Road Bridge to Seabrook Lodge Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape about 152 m away: Kent Downs; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hythe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £499,500 in June 2015. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

12 June 2015£499,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
23 March 2005£600,000Detached house
17 October 2002£550,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT21 5QW
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Hythe
Parish
Hythe
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 4 days faster than Shepway's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 83% of extensions here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
344decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.